Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

2014 Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2014

⏰ 09h30

📍 Location

Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

PROVOKED INCIDENT Torso bitten by shark hooked by an angler

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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